Airi Miyabe

Photo by: Brad Rempel

Class:
Redshirt Senior
Position:
Outside/Opposite
Height:
6-0
High School:
Kinrankai Girls HS
Hometown:
Osaka, Japan
Prev School:
College of Southern Idaho
Major:
Asian & Middle Eastern Studies

PRONUNCIATION

HONORS & AWARDS:
Academic All-Big Ten (2019, 2020, 2021)
AVCA All-North Region Honorable Mention (2021)
Japan Olympic Team Member (2024)
NCAA Madison Regional All-Tournament Team (2021)

2020-21 - REDSHIRT SENIOR SEASON:
AVCA All-North Region Honorable Mention • NCAA Madison Regional All-Tournament Team (2021) • ranked third on Minnesota with 2.97 kills per set in 2021 • played in 27 matches in 2021 (100 sets) • saw action against Baylor and had one kill (8/27) • posted six kills and nine digs in her first start of the year at Florida (9/5) • tallied a career-high 14 kills in a win over Stanford (9/10) • had back-to-back double digit kill matches with 10 along with three digs and three blocks at Oregon (9/11) • went for eight kills, eight digs and two aces in a win over UST (9/16) • had seven kills and two block assists in a win over Iowa State (9/18) • tallied 10 kills, a dig and a block vs. Michigan (9/24) • totaled seven kills and three digs at Northwestern, including three straight kills in the fifth set (10/2) • had 12 kills, four digs and a block at Michigan (10/8) • posted a career-high 16 kills in a win at MSU (10/9) • had a team-high 11 kills vs. Northwestern (10/13) • tallied a team-high 13 kills with five digs vs. IU (10/17) • went for 14 kills vs. Penn State in three sets (10/22) • registered 16 kills, five digs and two blocks in a win over Ohio State (10/24) • totaled 11 kills and two digs at Indiana (10/27) • totaled 10 kills, two digs and two blocks in a win over Nebraska (10/30) • had 13 kills, six digs and two blocks at Ohio St (11/4) • went for nine kills and a pair of digs at Illinois (11/6) • totaled 10 kills and a block at Iowa (11/11) • had six kills, four digs and two blocks vs. Purdue (11/14) • tallied 15 kills and four digs vs. Wisconsin (11/21) • posted 12 kills in a win at Penn State (11/26) • had 16 kills and four digs in a win at Maryland (11/27) • tallied eight kills and four digs vs. South Dakota (12/3) • totaled 11 kills and a career-high 12 digs in a win over Stanford (12/4) • had a team-high 18 kills to go along with four digs and two blocks in a Regional Semifinal win over Baylor (12/9) • totaled a team-best 13 kills with four digs in a win over Wisconsin (12/11).

2021 SPRING - SENIOR SEASON:
Played in 12 matches and 21 sets • had 12 kills and nine blocks • saw action in the MSU series • saw action in the Purdue match (2/6) • saw action in the Nebraska series • started in both matches against Illinois (3/12-13) and had six kills and seven blocks • had four kills and one block against Wisconsin (3/21).

2019 - JUNIOR SEASON:
Saw action in 49 sets and contributed 89 kills in 214 attempts to hit .332 • made her Minnesota debut in the win over North Carolina • added her first kill of her Minnesota career against Florida State • saw action against Rutgers • had 12 kills and six blocks against Northwestern and Illinois • saw action against Michigan State • had eight kills, hit .438 and three blocks in the win over Ohio State • had eight kills and hit .333 in the road Purdue win • produced 11 kills and hit .450 against Ohio State • had 12 kills against Wisconsin • started in the Rutgers match and hit .524 and had 13 kills.

PRIOR TO MINNESOTA:
Joins the Gopher program after spending two seasons at College of Southern Idaho • with the Eagles, led the team to a 2018 NJCAA championship and a runner-up finish in 2017 • 2018 NJCAA Division I Volleyball Championship Tournament MVP • in her sophomore season, averaged 4.28 kills per set, hit .302 and averaged 2.86 digs per set • was named the 2018 NJCAA Division I Player of the Year and the AVCA Two-Year College Player of the Year, the first ever in school history • NJCAA Division I Volleyball First Team All-America • AVCA Two-Year College First Team All-America • was a part of the Japanese National Team from 2015-16, where she competed at the 2015 World Grand Prix • in 2014, was a part of the Youth National Team, where she was named the Asia MVP • also named to Team CORE, a group selected to play with Japan in preparation for the 2020 Olympic team.

PERSONAL:
Parents are Tamami and Kingsley Miyabe • has a younger sister, Ameze • majoring in Asian & Middle Eastern Studies.